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Bắc Ninh ranks second nationwide in foreign investment attraction in 2025

Low interest rates put pressure on non-life insurers

hough the economic recovery can give non-life insurers opportunities to improve revenue, it will be still difficult for them to increase profits as the majority of their investment portfolios are bank savings and government bonds, whose interest rates are forecast to remain at low levels this year.

Cashew exporters have $3.8b target for this year

The cashew export target this year is US$3.8 billion, only slightly up from 2021, according to the Việt Nam Cashew Association.

64 Vietnamese enterprises win at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards

Sixty-four business leaders and enterprises have received the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEA) 2021 for their entrepreneurial and business excellence amidst the pandemic.

7.5 million farming households to be connected to Postmart.vn

The Vietnam Post Corporation (VNPOST) will cooperate with the Central Committee of the Việt Nam Farmers' Union (VFU) to support 7.5 million farming households to introduce their products for free on its e-commerce platform Postmart.vn in 2022.

CPI rises as food and fuel spike

Việt Nam's CPI has increased by 1 per cent in February and 1.42 per cent from the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office of Viet Nam.

More money added to FDI projects

Several major foreign direct investments (FDI) projects increased their investment capital by a hundred million dollars in the first two months of 2022, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

VN-Index opens new week on a negative note

Indices struggled on Monday with the market benchmark VN-Index falling down, as investor's risk appetite was weak due to rising geopolitical tensions.

Bayer medical innovation fuels transformation of pharma business

Bayer has presented the latest developments in the ongoing transformation of its pharmaceuticals business aimed at delivering long-term, sustainable business growth by bringing forward new options for patientsat its annual Pharma Media Day.

Programme to help Vietnamese, RoK firms beef up trade cooperation

A trade promotion programme between representatives of 58 enterprises from Incheon, Jeonju, Daegu, Gyeongbuk of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnamese potential firms will be held virtually on March 21-25 by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) in Hà Nội.

HCM City targets comprehensive digitisation

HCM City plans to speed up digital transformation to achieve its goals of becoming a digital government and smart city this year.

Trading value at MXV tops VNĐ10 trillion for the first time

After the Mercantile Exchange of Việt Nam (MXV) was allowed to connect with international exchanges, the domestic commodity trading market was organised to operate stably and sustainably, creating the premise for breakthrough developments.

Property-buying consumer survey released

A study of consumer sentiment in the domestic real estate market in the first half of 2022 was launched by Batdongsan, the leading real estate trading website in Việt Nam.

VAT reduction: impacts and problems in execution

Việt Nam’s Government slashed the value-added tax (VAT) rate from 10 to 8 per cent earlier this month – a move that cost the State budget VNĐ49.4 trillion (US$2.2 billion) but, along with other support, is expected to help boost the pandemic-hit economy.

Pandemic-hit firms to enjoy preferential interest rate credit package

Loans of pandemic-hit enterprises will enjoy an interest rate cut of 2 per cent under a Government support package to remove difficulties for the businesses.

Financial liberation key to become an international hub: experts

The aim of making HCM City an international financial hub depends on greater financial liberation that the country has to achieve by 2030 at least, experts say.

EVFTA helps compensate for pandemic-caused economic downturn: experts

The implementation of the EU - Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has greatly helped make up for a downturn in the economy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to experts.

Shares to move sideways before returning to uptrend

The market will continue to move sideways this week with low liquidity to gradually form a strong enough accumulation base before returning to the uptrend, analysts said.

Tourism project worth over US$1 billion kicked off in Ninh Thuận

F.I.T and Crystal Bay groups on Friday began the construction of the over-US$1-billion Cap Padaran Mũi Dinh project in the south-central coastal province of Ninh Thuận.

Việt Nam, Singapore firms partner up to develop US$2.5-bln project in Bắc Giang

Saigon Telecom Technology Joint Stock Company (SAIGONTEL) of Việt Nam and Aurous Capital Pte. Ltd of Singapore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on investment cooperation in a US$2.5-billion project to develop an industrial and urban complex in the northern province of Bắc Giang.

Vietnamese, Singaporean firms sign deals worth nearly US$11 billion

Vietnamese and Singaporean businesses signed cooperation deals worth nearly US$11 billion at the Vietnam-Singapore business dialogue on February 25, which was attended by President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.